FILE PHOTO: A general view as the Hungarian parliament starts debating the bill to crack down on foreign-funded organisations in Budapest, Hungary, May 20, 2025. REUTERS/Marton Monus/File Photo
LONDON (Reuters) -Hungarian Foreign Ministry state secretary Levente Magyar said on Wednesday he was unsure if a postponed parliamentary debate and vote on transparency legislation governing foreign-funded groups would "ever re-emerge."
Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz Party submitted a bill to parliament on May 14 that would draft a list of organisations that collect foreign funding and restrict or shut them down if they are deemed to threaten Hungary's sovereignty and culture.
